couba Austral.
(ˈkuːbə)
Also cooba, coobah, coubah.
[Native name.]
A variety of acacia, Acacia salicina.
| 1878 ‘R. Boldrewood’ Ups & Downs v. 46 A deep reach of the river, shaded by couba trees. 1890 ― Col. Reformer III. xxviii. 131 The willowy coubah. 1957 Forest Trees Austral. (Commonw. Forestry & Timber Bureau) 158/2 Other trees may include myall (Acacia pendula) and cooba or native willow (Acacia salicina). |